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Global warming reducing phytoplanktons in western Indian Ocean
2016-03-06 10:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nerve: " We find that these trends in chlorophyll are driven by enhanced ocean stratification due to rapid warming in the Indian Ocean, which suppresses nutrient mixing from subsurface layers. Future climate projections suggest that the Indian Ocean will continue to warm, driving this productive region into an ecological desert, the study says." Panaji, March 6 - Rapidly decreasing presence of marine phytoplankton, a micro-algae consumed by small fish and responsible for reducing carbon dioxide in sea water,...
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